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Int 1690-2019

Requiring the dept of social services/human resources administration to provide legal assistance providers information.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Immigrationintroduced 2019-09-12Local Law 2019/177

Enacted as Local Law 2019/177.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2019-09-12Passed: 2019-10-13Enacted: 2019-10-13

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration to develop and provide materials to legal services organizations with which it contracts to inform individuals about public benefits in relation to the federal regulations relating to inadmissibility on public charge grounds. The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs would be required to provide a dedicated telephone number for referrals to legal services for assistance with questions regarding the federal regulations.

Committee on ImmigrationMayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and other matters affecting immigration.

How it compares

44% of similar bills passed

22 passed · 28 died

This bill: 33 days in committee

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Sponsors (6)

Lifecycle

HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2019-09-03 · Committee on Immigration
HeldP-C Item Laid Over by Comm
2019-09-03 · Committee on Immigration
HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2019-09-12 · Committee on Immigration
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2019-09-12 · Committee on Immigration
ActionAmended by Committee
2019-09-12 · Committee on Immigration
AdvancedP-C Item Approved by Comm
2019-09-12 · Committee on Immigration
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2019-09-12 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2019-09-12 · City Council
AdvancedApproved by Council
2019-09-12 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2019-09-12 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2019-10-13 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2019-10-15 · City Council

Votes (58)

Aye (55)
Carlos MenchacaMark TreygerCosta G. ConstantinidesRafael L. Espinal, Jr.Corey D. JohnsonAdrienne E. AdamsAlicka Ampry-Samuel Diana I. AyalaInez D. BarronJoseph C. BorelliJustin L. BrannanFernando Cabrera Margaret S. ChinAndrew CohenLaurie A. CumboChaim M. DeutschRuben Diaz, Sr.Daniel Dromm Mathieu EugeneVanessa L. GibsonMark Gjonaj Barry S. GrodenchikBen KallosAndy L. KingPeter A. KooKaren KoslowitzRory I. LancmanBrad S. LanderStephen T. LevinMark LevineFarah N. LouisAlan N. MaiselSteven MatteoI. Daneek MillerFrancisco P. MoyaBill PerkinsKeith Powers Antonio ReynosoDonovan J. RichardsCarlina Rivera Ydanis A. RodriguezDeborah L. RoseHelen K. RosenthalRafael Salamanca, Jr.Ritchie J. TorresEric A. UlrichPaul A. ValloneJames G. Van BramerKalman Yeger Carlos MenchacaMargaret S. ChinDaniel Dromm Mathieu EugeneMark Gjonaj Francisco P. Moya
Nay (1)
Robert F. Holden
Absent (2)
Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.I. Daneek Miller

Heard at (3)

City Council · 2019-09-12 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Immigration · 2019-09-12 · 9:30 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Immigration · 2019-09-03 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (16)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. a. The department of social services/human resources administration shall, in consultation with the office of immigrant affairs, develop and provide materials to legal services organizations with which it contracts to inform individuals about public benefits in relation to the federal regulations relating to inadmissibility on public charge grounds as published on August 14, 2019 starting on page 41292 of volume 84 of the federal register. b. The mayor's office of immigrant affairs shall, in consultation with the department of social services, provide a dedicated telephone number for referrals to legal services providers for assistance with questions regarding the federal regulations described in this section, and monitor to ensure callers will not encounter unreasonably long waiting periods. The department of social services shall provide such telephone number to clients with questions regarding such federal regulations. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately, and is deemed repealed 2 years after it becomes law. HKA LS #11665 9/3/19 5:44 PM 2